‘Narten’ Presents

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Abstract

‘Narten’ presents (both active and middle) are athematic root forms whose accent remains on the root throughout the paradigm, which displays lengthened/full-grade alternation. This phenomenon was described by Johanna Narten in 1968 and is named in her honor.

In her seminal 1968 paper, Johanna Narten studied a specific type of Proto-Indo-Europeanroot present(Present Tense). The formation she described gained the name ‘Narten presents’ in her honor. As characteristics of this present formation are i…